† wralln.
Obsolete. rare.
1. A winding or twisting; a twist or coil.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun] > sinuous movement > a sinuous movement
wrall1398
wrinkle1430
sinuosity1897
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Cambr.) xviii. ix Þe eddir amphibena..wigleþ wiþ wralles [1495 wrynkles] corckles & drauȝtis of þe bodi.
2. A wreathed decoration or ornamentation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > garland-like decoration
garland1303
wrall1540
garlanding1831
garlandry1853
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > curves or spirals
oundingc1390
bendc1535
wrall1540
tirl1597
scroll1611
gadroon1694
scroll-work1739
queen's pattern1769
rinceau1773
cartouchea1776
curlicue1844
wave1845
scrollage1847
ogee1851
rope border1855
gadrooning1856
rope-work1866
vermiculation1866
ringing1885
scrollery1892
twirligig1902
C-scroll1904
trumpet spiral1936
trumpet pattern1937
koru1938
1540 in V. Green Hist. Worcester (1796) II. App. p. iii Item, vj spones with wrawles.
1540 in V. Green Hist. Worcester (1796) II. App. p. iv Item, vj spones with wralls.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
† wrallv.
Obsolete.figurative.c1535 Ploughman's Tale i. sig. A.viv Suche successours [of Peter] ben to bolde In wynnyng all their witte they wrall.
transitive. To wreathe, wind, or twist; to convolve.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)]
writheOE
foldc1330
wrall1398
wreathec1425
enrol1530
twind1548
involve1555
wring1585
invilup1592
rolla1616
entortill1641
convolve1650
coila1691
circumflex1851
serpentine1883
convolute1887
swirl1902
whorl1904
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS) v. xii These holes ben set in þe stony bon [of the ear]..and ben wrallid and wounde as a spyndel of a presse.
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xvii. lxxx [Genista] haþ..ȝelow floures in somer, þikke and wrallid [L. involutos].
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. ix Serpentes and addres þat may binde and wralle and folde is owne bodie.
Derivatives
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > of smoke, mist, or cloud
wralling1398
wreath1633
spire1699
wreathing1818
folding1853
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. clxxiv Smellinge smoke..croked wiþ many bendinges and wrallinges.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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